An insider’s guide to the best beaches, activities, food and drink

Eire’s largest county is just not simply summarised in a single – or 10 – articles. However any Cork primer ought to begin in Cork metropolis itself, and extremely really helpful is a go to to Cork Metropolis Gaol (corkcitygaol.com), an interesting museum that lays out in transferring phrases simply how stark the Nineteenth-century penal system was (the Governor’s Home is now a museum devoted to the historical past of radio).

You may need to put on face masks and persist with restricted numbers, however the English Market (englishmarket.ie) is each bit as attention-grabbing as any museum, its ornate vaulted ceiling the best cowl for among the finest meals producers within the nation. Take your al fresco picnic to close by Bishop Lucey Park.